Uralla's Seasons of New England will be the first zero waste festival in the region

LOOKING TOWARD ZERO: Seasons of New England organiser Tara Toomey hopes her festival will be the first zero waste event in the region.

THE NEW England’s first zero waste festival is here.

Season’s of New England organiser Tara Toomey has spent months researching how to close the loop.

“We’ve always tried to have a minimal environmental impact,” she said.

“We have the standard that everything has to be made in New England so there’s no cans of soft drink, we asked out stallholders to not use plastic bags and make sure they choose products that are biodegradable or recyclable.”